Builder Spotlight Cozy Mark IV Still looking as new as tomorrow; by Ed Wischmeyer. Intoxocating Composite Air Group's Toxo Sportster points to bullish times in the SLSA market; by Geoffrey P. Jones. Cross-Country Crapshoot Bottom line: A little adventure is great A lot isn't. By Rick Lindstrom A Sign of the Zodiac (Part 3) With an airplane to build, everyone gets into the act; by Rick Lindstrom. Come Fly With Me--The eCFI (Part 3) We offer hardware ideas for those who may want to build their own systems; by Brian A. Seeley. Build Your Skills: Composites (Part 4) In Part 4, we make parts from molds; by Bob Fritz. All About Avionics, Part 5 EFISes and GPSes get all the play, but you'll want a strong communications suite and backup navigation; by Stein Bruch. Shop Talk The Home Machinist (Part 5) We complete a project on the lathe; by Bob Fritz. Engine Beat Rotax two-stroke school; by Tim Kern. Aero 'Lectrics Flash yourself, Part 2; by Jim Weir. Designer's Notebook Wind Tunnel The inherent compromises of a fixed-pitch propeller; by Barnaby Wainfan. Exploring Around the Patch Paying it back; by Marc Cook. What's New Lycoming launches a new web site, and Cozy builders get assistance; edited by Mary Bernard. Used Sparks Does buying pre-owned avionics make sense? By Larry Anglisano. Light Stuff The RANS S-7S Courier Light Sports; by Dave Martin. Kit Bits Contributors Letters List of Advertisers Builders' Marketplace The Classified Builder Kit Stuff Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the August issue.
Advanced Flight Systems' Rob Hickman details the company's new 5000-series big screen EFIS at Oshkosh 2010.
Spidertracks introduced a new, smaller, less expensive GPS tracker here at Oshkosh 2010. Rachel Donald explains the main features of the unit and the website that supports it.
CubCrafter's Randy Lervold gives us the skinny on the new Carbon Cub Adventure package introduced here at Oshkosh.
Glasair Aviation’s Mikael Via introduces the new turbocharged, carbon-fiber-bodied Sportsman TC at Oshkosh 2010.
KITPLANES interviews Jeremy Monnett after the roll-out of the light, efficient, single-seat Onex at Oshkosh 2010.
KITPLANES' exclusive video highlighting the Europa Monowheel built by Kim Prout. His Europa is one of the highest-time examples in the U.S., and amply shows off the superb combination of agility and utility.
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